Black and silver
metal boxes that have appeared on the Princes Highway at Nowra are not mobile
speed cameras. The boxes have
been installed on the highway just south of the Shoalhaven River Bridge and
other locations along the highway. More than 50 cameras are located at 26 different
locations, predominately in the Nowra and Bomaderry areas but do stretch west
to Kangaroo Valley and as far south as Ulladulla. They are being
used by the company Skyhigh Traffic, to undertake a traffic survey for
Shoalhaven City Council and the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). A series of
traffic surveys are being done with the collected data used to help both
organisations update traffic models used in the assessment of upcoming
projects. These projects
include the assessment of Nowra Bomaderry new urban release areas, the crossing
of the Shoalhaven River and the Berry to Bomaderry upgrade of the Princes
Highway. This latest study
will focus on through traffic movements from Gerringong and Kangaroo Valley in
the north, to as far south as Burrill Lake. The contractors
are using video camera technology throughout these areas to survey current traffic
conditions. Council’s assets
management manager Martin Upitis said the use of video cameras by council in
recent traffic surveys had proven a reliable and cost-effective method of
obtaining the required information. “By using this
technology the contractors will be able to accurately record traffic volumes
and patterns of traffic movement throughout the day.” Mr Upitis said
the cameras would be removed once the survey was completed and the data would
be retained by council strictly in accordance with its privacy management plan. The surveys are
likely to be repeated in February 2014 to provide a comparative assessment of
that time of year.
Black and silver
metal boxes that have appeared on the Princes Highway at Nowra are not mobile
speed cameras.
The boxes have
been installed on the highway just south of the Shoalhaven River Bridge and
other locations along the highway.
More than 50 cameras are located at 26 different
locations, predominately in the Nowra and Bomaderry areas but do stretch west
to Kangaroo Valley and as far south as Ulladulla.
They are being
used by the company Skyhigh Traffic, to undertake a traffic survey for
Shoalhaven City Council and the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS).
A series of
traffic surveys are being done with the collected data used to help both
organisations update traffic models used in the assessment of upcoming
projects.
These projects
include the assessment of Nowra Bomaderry new urban release areas, the crossing
of the Shoalhaven River and the Berry to Bomaderry upgrade of the Princes
Highway.
This latest study
will focus on through traffic movements from Gerringong and Kangaroo Valley in
the north, to as far south as Burrill Lake.
The contractors
are using video camera technology throughout these areas to survey current traffic
conditions.
Council’s assets
management manager Martin Upitis said the use of video cameras by council in
recent traffic surveys had proven a reliable and cost-effective method of
obtaining the required information.
“By using this
technology the contractors will be able to accurately record traffic volumes
and patterns of traffic movement throughout the day.”
Mr Upitis said
the cameras would be removed once the survey was completed and the data would
be retained by council strictly in accordance with its privacy management plan.
The surveys are
likely to be repeated in February 2014 to provide a comparative assessment of
that time of year.
Black and silver metal boxes that have appeared on the Princes Highway at Nowra are not mobile speed cameras.
